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MONTESQUIEU. Works. 5 folio volumes bound in half red morocco with corner pieces, smooth spines with decorative embellishments. Paris: Plassan, Régent-Bernard, and Grégoire, 1796 [Year IV]. Vol. 1: Frontispiece portrait of Montesquieu & 2 fold-out maps, 406 pp. - Vol. 2: 468–XIV pp. - Vol. 3: 466–IV pp. & 1 plate (separate) - Vol. 4: 487–IV pp. & 2 plates in full color - Vol. 5: 471–IV pp. & 10 plates in full color. Including 13 illustrations by Chaudet, Moreau, Perrin, Vernet, and Peyron. The title page of Volume 1 is missing; the covers are slightly scuffed with scattered foxing; otherwise, a VERY BEAUTIFUL EDITION ON HEAVY PAPER with wide margins. Ref.: Tchémerzine, p. 463, Vol. VIII: “The best and most beautiful of the old collected editions of Montesquieu " - Cohen, p. 731 - Brunet III, p. 1858: "This edition is the most complete published to date and the only one with illustrations" - Quérard VI, p. 244: "It is one of the best editions." ONE OF THE RARE COPIES ON LARGE-FORMAT PAPER WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
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The Pierre Payan Library: Half a Century of Collecting Between Paris and Dinard. Part 1.Auction house
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